Who built Beaverbrook?
The origins of Beaverbrook The late Victorian mansion, set among acres of prime Surrey parkland, is built for businessman Abraham Dixon. Some 13 years later, in 1879, the man who would later be known as Lord Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, was born in Ontario, Canada. Definitions of Beaverbrook. British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) synonyms: 1st Baron Beaverbrook, William Maxwell Aitken.Before Lord Beaverbrook died in 1964 in Surrey, England he said, My last home will be where my heart has always dwelt. And in accordance with his wishes, his ashes were interred in his beloved Square in Newcastle.Born in 1879 in Ontario, Canada, Beaverbrook grew up in a middle-class household and achieved wealth through savvy business ventures, becoming a millionaire by his thirties. His political career began in the UK, where he was elected to the House of Commons and later appointed to the House of Lords during World War I.Beaverbrook created the most successful newspaper empire of his day and, in World War II, as minister of aircraft production, was greatly responsible for the victory in the Battle of Britain. After the war, Beaverbrook was one of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s chief advisers.